Chicago's defining moments: 1840-1963

CaptionNorth Clark Street, 1963

Tribune archive photo

These buildings along North Clark Street were torn down to make way for Sandburg Village, which ultimately totaled 2,600 units in nine high-rises and adjacent town houses. With changing tastes, they might have been preserved in later years for their vintage charm.

These buildings along North Clark Street were torn down to make way for Sandburg Village, which ultimately totaled 2,600 units in nine high-rises and adjacent town houses. With changing tastes, they might have been preserved in later years for their vintage charm. (Tribune archive photo)

A high point of the year for Mayor Richard Daley was the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. Daley, shown leading the 1963 march down State Street, lived his entire life in the traditionally Irish neighborhood of Bridgeport.

A high point of the year for Mayor Richard Daley was the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. Daley, shown leading the 1963 march down State Street, lived his entire life in the traditionally Irish neighborhood of Bridgeport. (Tribune archive photo)